Post AWxiNbdGdy6zgsCWES by qag@social.ridetrans.it
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 (DIR) Post #AWwW7EaHAwqWxyGilE by qag@social.ridetrans.it
       2023-06-22T01:35:23Z
       
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       2008 v. 2023: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxXb5A54D5ZXhlxJY by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
       2023-06-22T19:34:23.557093Z
       
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       but .. they still have to park somewhere. They're probably just one street over.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNZLT9Agcb5rHDE by Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it
       2023-06-22T01:40:44Z
       
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       @qag It's funny because if you showed most people pictures of front lawns (or back yards) with with cars up on blocks, they'd be like "omg eyesore" but if you show them a typical american street with cars parallel-parked on it, they'd be like "oh that's normal"
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNbdGdy6zgsCWES by qag@social.ridetrans.it
       2023-06-22T01:42:15Z
       
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       @Andres4NY Cars ruin everything. Most notably our brains.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNcQXglWk9hFs2K by EvilGinger013@tech.lgbt
       2023-06-22T07:26:10Z
       
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       @qag @Andres4NY As a disabled person who sometimes needs to use a wheelchair to get around- no car means I can't get anywhere with steep hills, or miles from my home. I can't ride a bike, or walk long distances with my cane on good days- I need a car to get to the store or the doctor's office or to a concert or gathering.I do agree that there are far too many cars and trucks and even motorcycles on many of our roads. But some of us do *need* them to be able to get to necessary services and resources. My doc isn't going to send someone to push me 10 miles to her office and then home again. But good sidewalks and bicycle/wheelchair/scooter spaces are needed, and fewer cars and trucks on the roads overall.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNddhBLdtumPtB2 by SomeAnoTooter@mastodon.online
       2023-06-22T08:45:35Z
       
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       @EvilGinger013 @qag @Andres4NY are you sure you need a car for that? You yourself talked about using a wheelchair. That's not a car. Yes you need a vehicle, but it doesn't need a big wide street that is for fast moving SUVs, especially in towns. No majority wants a future without cars (maybe only in a utopia where trains and buses travel everywhere), but we can all be satisfied without big streets for big cars in our towns. There certainly are already vehicles that can get along in bikelanes.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNf4fqWoiMk2wro by EvilGinger013@tech.lgbt
       2023-06-22T09:21:02Z
       
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       @SomeAnoTooter @qag @Andres4NY Did you read what I wrote at all?Yes- I need a car to get to places miles away from my home, whether I am in my wheelchair or using my cane. I do not have a motorized wheelchair- those things are expensive as all get out- expensive to buy, expensive to repair. I can't push myself 10 miles down a highway to get to my doctors' suburban or city offices. I can't park 2 miles away and push myself or walk up steep hills to get there either.But I also said "But good sidewalks and bicycle/wheelchair/scooter spaces are needed, and fewer cars and trucks on the roads overall.". If the spaces I need to get to have good sidewalks and bike/wheelchair paths on relatively level ground- I am all for it and will use them. But if these common areas become crowded with market stalls, tables and chairs, and crowded people- my wheelchair and lack of ability to move quickly and agilely means- I do not get to share them at all. Pretty places for you, but if I have mobility issues- I stay home?
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNgANmmyfkjj1P6 by Archivist@social.linux.pizza
       2023-06-22T21:35:12Z
       
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       @EvilGinger013Hey, some sass intended but are you saying that a motorized wheelchair is more expensive than a large SUV equipped for hands only driving? A friend of mine is disabled and cannot drive. In his US city, he cannot even go to the doctor without help. Even with a motorized wheelchair, he couldn't. But in a walkable neighbourhood, he would recover most of his autonomyDo you think cars parked on sidewalks and sign posts make for easier obstacles? @SomeAnoTooter @qag @Andres4NY
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxiNgp9LDaTnAnZwm by EvilGinger013@tech.lgbt
       2023-06-22T09:24:37Z
       
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       @SomeAnoTooter @qag @Andres4NY Some of the spaces i have seen look fantastic- if you are not mobility-challenged. Spaces with wide stairways leading to sitting areas- but without wheelchair ramps or stair lifts. Places where parked cars have been replaced with dining patios and market stalls, crowded with people walking and on bicycles. I can't dodge or dash out of the way with my cane or if I am in a wheelchair. And I can't do steep slopes or uneven pavers or broken concrete at all.I am all for less cars and smaller roads- but the common spaces need to be planned to take into account the people who can't walk, run, or ride a bike.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxwkMNAwX9mNmPz4y by creamqueen@clubcyberia.co
       2023-06-23T00:12:55.663976Z
       
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       @qag i love cars so the second pic is kinda cringe tbh.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWycm8wg26UVONYZHs by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
       2023-06-23T08:07:09.513Z
       
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       @qag@social.ridetrans.it In my experience, it's pretty much only car drivers who can't realize that cars might be a bad influence on public space.